This is an innovative award winning custom rod that shows there are still plenty of ways to improve on the Deuce theme

Conceived and built by Chris Dixon of Wounded Knee Motors, this custom 1932 Ford roadster is a breakaway from the multitude of look-alikes that populate the modern rodding scene.

Based on the ’32 Ford pickup, the body is a fiberglass unit from Ball’s Hot Rods that was massaged to match Dixon’s conceptual sketches. A stainless steel fuel tank was specially fabricated to give the rod its high-tech modified lakester look, and then the entire body was finished in PPG Pearl White and Special Silver.

The interior was completely custom-made using Silver Mist Ultraleather on the seats, console and door panels. The one-off cowl header panel was fabricated from stainless steel and finished with carbon-fiber inserts. A custom-machined instrument pod houses Classic Instruments gauges and locates the Colorado Custom steering wheel, and a Sony sound system with MTX amps and speakers handles the tunes.

With so many Dueces powered by Chevy engines, Dixon felt it necessary to reassert the Ford heritage with a 2001 Ford GT 302. Rated at 345 horsepower, it’s equipped with aluminum heads, a Ford roller cam and a custom-detailed 65mm throttle body. A Hurst-shifted Tremec 5-speed transmits power to the mirror-finished Winters Quick-change that dominates the rear view. Custom Lobecks suspension finishes the back half, while a Heidts stainless steel IFS system combines with rack and pinion steering up front, all of it rolling on Colorado Custom wheels and BF Goodrich rubber.

This is an innovative award-winning custom rod that shows there are still plenty of ways to improve on the Deuce theme.

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